The Shiner Comanches will venture away from home to challenge the Calallen Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Shiner 2.5, Calallen 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Shiner is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Ganado on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to the Indians. The defeat continues a trend for the Comanches in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Calallen entered their tilt with Tuloso-Midway on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.
Jordyn Thibodeaux made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kylie Butcher was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kristin Leal, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Calallen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in eight consecutive matchups.
Calallen's record is now 23-8-1. As for Shiner, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
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